Sour Cherry Lattice Pie
A lattice-topped pie with a sour cherry filling in a crumbly shortcrust pastry, brushed with melted butter and sprinkled with sugar. Serve with a scoop of ice cream and mint.
Ingredients
| 2 1/2 tea cups | flour (for the dough) | |
| 1 tea cup | unsalted soft butter, cubed (for the dough) | |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | salt (for the dough) |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | sugar (for the dough) |
| 6-8 tbsp | 90–120 ml | cold water (for the dough) |
| 3 tea cups | pitted sour cherries (for the filling) | |
| 4 tbsp | 60 ml | starch (for the filling) |
| 150 g | crystal sugar (for the filling) | |
| — | melted butter and sugar for sprinkling |
Instructions
- Put the flour, sugar and salt into a food processor. Mix. Add the cold butter and the cold water. Mix well with the dough blade. A crumbly dough forms. Take it out and knead gently by hand on a floured surface. Don't worry if it crumbles, knead patiently and it will come together.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and leave to chill for 20 minutes. Take it out, place it on a floured surface and divide it into 2 parts. One is for the bottom base, the other for making the lattice. Start rolling out the dough very slowly to get a smooth dough. If it cracks, don't worry, you'll cover it with a little water. (I used 2 sheets of plastic wrap, between which I rolled it out and transferring it to the tin was very easy.)
- Place the bottom layer, cut off the excess and make the filling. Mix the sour cherries with the sugar and the starch in a bowl and stir. Pour it back in and make the lattice. (There is a link below for an easier way to make the lattice.) Fold the edges of the remaining dough and, using a little water, press the edges together well.
- Brush with melted butter on top and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 220°C for about 20 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 180°C and bake for another 40-50 minutes, until the top becomes golden. Take out and cool. Serve with a scoop of ice cream and mint.
For making the dough, you can watch the video by Liz Johnson, who has shown very well how it is done. For making the lattice I used this method, very easy and quick.